Originally Posted by
icyclist
So far this year I've ridden almost 68,000 feet. I've ridden as much as 10,000+ feet in a week this year, too, and well under 500 in a week.
I don't think many cyclists my age - or a lot younger - can match me. On the other hand, I'm not particularly special, as there are plenty of cyclists older than 50 who climb much more than I do.
68000 ft is 20726.4 metres.
I tracked my metres climbing in February (5151 metres) and March (7530 metres) = 12681 metres. I didn't track January, but let's assume it was in the neighbourhood of 5000 metres because that's pretty easy to do in a month around here. And I am currently tracking April. I'm at 2785 metres for April so far.
Total: 20466 metres (67145 feet)
I am younger than you are, but it would appear I'm accomplishing pretty much the same amount of climbing as you are.
And I don't think of myself as a climber. Around here, climbing can't be helped. If you're going to ride, you're going to climb.